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$3 billion pledged to wipe out malaria

By Stewart Meagher

Sep 29 2008 2:59PM

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated over US$168 million to wipe out malaria and other deadly diseases by 2015.

The donation is part of a US$3 billion fund, put together by world leaders and charities, to tackle the simple yet deadly diseases.Gates, sitting next to British PM Gordon Brown at the United Nations, trumped Britain's pledge of £40 million to support the cause.Britain's donation will be used to ...

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